SPEAR London

has been announced in London to ensure people access safe emergency accommodation as the temperature drops below 0°C.
Our Outreach teams are working additional shifts to ensure this happens. — SWEP, Severe Weather Emergency Protocol
has been announced in London to ensure people access safe emergency accommodation as the temperature drops below 0°C. Our Outreach teams are working additional shifts to ensure this happens.
https://www.spearlondon.org/severe-weather-emergency-protocol-swep/

We work with people experiencing homelessness beyond secured accommodation, supporting them to reach their hopes and aspirations, independence and become part of a community.
See our latest news below! — From Homelessness to Independence
We work with people experiencing homelessness beyond secured accommodation, supporting them to reach their hopes and aspirations, independence and become part of a community. See our latest news below!
https://www.spearlondon.org/latest-updates/

Where we work
Since our first hostel in Richmond in 1987, we now work across five boroughs in South West London, building communities in which everyone has a place to call home.
https://www.spearlondon.org/our-services/

What we do

Rough Sleeper Outreach

Enable people to leave the streets and take their first steps to a lasting, genuine, independence.

Resettlement & Tenancy Support

Supports people in temporary and more permanent accommodation, offering advice, resettlement and support to maintain their tenancies.

Accommodation

Accommodation is tailored towards the client’s identified level of support and aspirations. These range from hostels, houses of multiple occupancies, to independent flats.

Community Development

Makes every effort to provide a person-centred approach to support people to achieve their goals so that they can live an independent, fulfilling life.

Homeless Health Link Service

Supports, advocates and connects people experiencing homelessness to support their physical and mental health needs.

Our Impact

2020-2021

800

people accessed our services

people found accommodation with us

clients further developed their skills

people were helped to register with a GP

To find out more about the impact we have had on our clients and the wider community during the past year please read our latest report.

Concerned about rough sleeping?

The Outreach Team provides individuals with an excellent service, enabling people to leave the street and take their first steps towards a lasting, genuine independence.

Latest Updates

SPEAR’s Homeless Health Link Service Evaluation Tender

This invitation to tender invites proposals to evaluate SPEAR’s Homeless Health Link service.

Homelessness organisations warn of impact of not extending energy support

We’ve joined Homeless Link and other homelessness organisations to write to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Grant Shapps, warning of the “devastating” impact of not extending the Government’s Energy Bill Relief Scheme beyond March 2023.

Severe Weather Emergency Protocol (SWEP) activated in London

Severe Weather Emergency Protocol has been activated today. Our Outreach teams are working with Local Authorities to find suitable, safe provision for any rough sleepers in South West London.